Caitlin M. Kunik Nursing major
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION Butterfield, E.E., Daniels, A.R. (SVSU student), Kunik, C.M. (SVSU student), & Shannon, M.E. (2011, May). Evidence based practice in nursing. Paper presented at the Seminar on the Nursing Global Workforce, conducted by Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Bali in collaboration with Nursing College Network, Thailand, Bali, Indonesia. With the focus on improving evidence based decisions in nursing, attendees were taught to locate, rate and use evidence to make clinical decisions. Several examples were provided including "Best Practices on Discharge Instructions" (Kunik), "Decubitis Ulcer Healing" (Butterfield) and one topic asked for by STIKES Bali nursing school, "Tuberculosis in Indonesia" (Daniels). Attendees learned how to phrase questions to find the best evidence and then how to rate the evidence in terms of strength and decide whether or not to change practice guidelines. Over 1,000 people attended including nurses from various Indonesian islands and countries, physicians and health-care administrators.
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